foreignize

Verb

To make foreign.
To keep foreign elements in a story that might be unfamiliar to readers of the translated text.

Examples

Politicians warned that unrestricted immigration would foreignize the country.

Origin / Etymology

From foreign + -ize.

Antonyms

domesticate

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